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Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden will present Flowers After 5 on Thursday evenings through September. Stroll through the gardens and enjoy live music from The FREE Rangers, as well as family activities, wine and beer, dining and shopping. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. The Garden partners with the Richmond SPCA on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month for Fidos After 5 where leashed pets are allowed. Admission is $8 to $13 or free for members. For details, visit http://www.lewisginter.org.

The Pocahontas Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society will meet at 7 p.m. at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Randolph-Macon College Professor Dr. Nicholas Ruppel will discuss his VNPS-funded research – the project of assessing the diversity of insect pollinators on native plants in Ashland. The program is free and open to the public. A short business meeting will follow the presentation. For details, visit http://www.pocahontaschapter-vnps.org.

Home School Day at Henricus Historical Park will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students ages 4-14 will work with colonists as they set up their militia, economy and way of life in the re-created colonial citie. Students will also learn how the native inhabitants, the Powhatan Indians, organized their successful and widespread society. Students will be divided by age level to work on age-appropriate activities and curriculum. Registration is required by Sept. 4 by calling 318-8797.

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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will hold a Naturalization Information Session from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Varina Library. Topics to be covered include the naturalization process and test, and the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship. For details, call 501-1980 or visit http://www.henricolibrary.org.
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